Smoking and your health

Smoking has two immediate effects on your digestive system. It reduces the supply of blood and oxygen to the digestive organs and it also stimulates the production of gastric acid. This makes you more vulnerable to the development of ulcers and other acid-related disorders. Stopping smoking will help your digestive system heal and stay healed. Of course there are other important reasons for stopping smoking. As the number one cause of preventable disease and death, smoking is an activity that everybody would do well to avoid.